Nobody (not even Trump) can control the Epstein story
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Charlie Warzel

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Donald Trump helped create a monster. Now he’d like for everyone to ignore it.

After years of sounding dog whistles and peddling outright conspiracism to work his supporters into a lather about global pedophile rings, Trump is telling those same people to move on. Earlier today, Trump posted on Truth Social that the Jeffrey Epstein conspiracy—a pillar of the MAGA cinematic universe—is a “hoax” and went so far as to disavow his “PAST supporters” over the issue. “Let these weaklings continue forward and do the Democrats work,” he wrote. “I don’t want their support anymore!” The responses poured in immediately on the platform. It is not going well for Trump. “Why was Epstein in prison then? How about Ghislaine?  For a hoax? I don’t think so,” a top reply to the post reads. “This is the hill we all die on.”

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